For background music, I provide Maurice Ravel's "Bolero".

Remember the good times when we had ABBA on every other thread?

Ravel's Bolero always reminds me of Bo Derek naked in 10..

Posted by: Monty at June 19, 2010 03:41 PM (jM/Et)

Get us a new troll to play with and we will leave you alone.

7 Lack of posts on this website makes me wonder if Ace hasn't gone out and found himself a girlfriend.

Ace was on the MMA thread until the wee hours this morning..

...don't think that's the issue

Posted by: Monty at June 19, 2010 03:41 PM (jM/Et)

Get us a new troll to play with and we will leave you alone.

Posted by: robtr at June 19, 2010 03:44 PM (fwSHf)

That was the stupidest fucking thing I've ever heard.  If your Boy hadn't gotten us into two illegal wars I'd believe you.

Ravel's Bolero always reminds me of Bo Derek naked in 10..

Posted by: beedubya at June 19, 2010 03:42 PM (AnTyA)

That version would have been a lot more uplifting IYNWIMAITTYD.

Posted by: Bugler at June 19, 2010 03:45 PM (VXBR1)

That was the stupidest fucking thing I've ever heard.  If your Boy hadn't gotten us into two illegal wars I'd believe you.

Posted by: Bugler at June 19, 2010 03:45 PM (VXBR1

God damn..that is the most offensive blog comment I have ever seen..

..trying to piss everyone off??

Z Ryan not as yet, but i think some need 1.

The jug-eared idiot flew to Columbus, OH at an estimated cost of $1 million to the tax payers to commorate the 10,00th stimulus boondoggle where he spoke for ten minutes and jumped back on AF1..

...but hundreds of construction workers were forced to take two days off without pay so the SS could secure the site

Bolero is like tedious sex. It just goes on and on with no climax or conclusion. and finally ends much later than it should.

This video is the very shortened and sped up version. That makes it better. Played as intended it drones on for almost 20 minutes and sounds closer to a dirge, that was supposed to be a ballet.

Bolero was saved by a later conductor that sped things up a bit, and cut it down to under 9:00 minutes.

Posted by: 48%er at June 19, 2010 03:57 PM (OThQg)

I wonder what Will Folks is doing right now.

As a goalpost for us in November, here are the biggest swings in the US Senate (D or R) from 1928-2008. Notice that ENORMOUS waves are actually not that uncommon, occuring very frequently from the Great Depression through the 1950s, and 4 times since the Reagan Revolution of 80:

1932- D+13 (Great Depression)

1934- D+9 (Great Depression)

1942- R+9 (Backlash over Pearl Harbor)

1946- R+13 (unpopularity of Truman)

1948- D+9 (Truman capitalized on the "obstructionist" Congress and enjoyed economic boom for the first time since the 1920s)

1958- D+16 (Recession of 1958 punished Republicans)

1980- R+12 (Reagan Revolution)

1986- D+8 (Iran-Contra, midterm cycle, Reagan's popularity tank)

1994- R+8 ("Republican Revolution"

2008- D+8 (ObamaVoters, Bush Fatigue)

Now, for comparison, if Republicans wanted to shatter the record books, they could technically include Scott Brown's victory (+1), and then-

pickup ND,DE,AR,IN,CO,PA,IL,NV (reasonably likely, +8 more)

run it and win CA,WA,WI,CT (+4 more)

Stun everyone and pickup OR & NY-Special (+2 more)

and then eh...Lautenberg suffers from amnesia after fainting at the sight of a zombified Ted Kennedy (+1)

Still- looking at an outside shot of THIRTEEN pickups would tie the GOP's all-time biggest smack-down of a sitting President, that should make any of the 46%-ers smile.

Posted by: willow tries to troll at June 19, 2010 03:57 PM (HyUIR)

You good point and much like this discussion willow booby pics and so thanks for willow booby pics great comment!

I don't know, Monty. Seems like you're itching to keep things upbeat today. I've heard that thinking of brown paper packages tied up with string helps.

(Personally, I don't get it. I mean, brown paper packages tied up with string: yeah? I supposed it's anticipation of the unknown with a greater likelihood there's something good inside than something bad. And I know the part about the string is something of an anachronism, but opening the packages won't require a box cutter. But so? What's the big deal? Does this work for you?)

(And no, I'm not a girls-in-white-dresses-with-blue-stain-sashes type of guy.)

Bolero is like tedious sex

The ultimate oxymoron

Posted by: FireHorse at June 19, 2010 04:06 PM (cQyWA)

Plain Brown Wrapper=Porn or Booze or that shipment of Spanish Fly you've been waiting for.

Simple, really.

Posted by: Bugler at June 19, 2010 04:03 PM (VXBR1)

I loved the Whipped Cream album.  Not the music.  The picture on the album cover.

79
btw, isn't it amazing that if someone just mentions the name Chuck Mangione the first 8 notes of his famous tune start playing in your head

damn you all to hell

Does anyone else find Schubert's music disturbing? One of the pianists at the recital played Schubert last night and it made me twitch.

79
btw, isn't it amazing that if someone just mentions the name Chuck Mangione the first 8 notes of his famous tune start playing in your head

Oh yeah??

Well..Popcorn Song to you..

...fucker

.....someone , please make it stop .....

"But it wasn't a rock, it was a rock lobster!"

"Dum dum dum dum dum, Mister Sandman"

"My blood runs cold, my memory has just been sold"

"I've got my mind set on you, I've got my mind set on you"

(Better?)

87  Not a fan of Schubert -- I tried to be, but no.  I find my tastes in classical music changing with time.  Although Bach, Beethoven, and Borodin -- they will always be a pleasure and a joy.

103 Rachmaninoff.  Russkies don't fuck around

FEDOR!!!

..but seriously..listen to Eric Carmen's "All By Myself"...and then to Rachmannioff's Piano Concerto # 2..

..I can't believe Rachmaninoff would ri p off a great 1980's recording artist like that..

...fucking shameless

Schubert wrote nine symphonies, never finished the eighth -- Sound familiar?

Is there a record of Schubert and Beethoven ever being in the same place at the same time?

I really got into Wagner's Parsifal in college, but got kind of creeped out when someone told me that it was Adolph Hitler's favorite piece of music.

Don't let that bother you. Learning that Saddam Hussein loved Doritos didn't even slow me down. In fact, I adopted his term -- "Dories" -- and that saved syllable actually gets me to eating Doritos a little faster.

Berlioz was another early fave of mine.

..aw, fuck yeah..him and the Meat Puppets were the shit

... none of the suggested distractions are working.

"One way or another, I'm gonna lose ya!"

"Whip it good!"

(Although, sometimes to get the song out of your head you have to listen to it -- kind of like the auditory version of pushing the arrow the rest of the way through.)

That was the stupidest fucking thing I've ever heard.  If your Boy hadn't gotten us into two illegal wars I'd believe you.

Posted by: Trollolater 4000, Beta Test C3 at June 19, 2010 03:48 PM (8aOu

You clueless twit. It was your boy's unwillingness to go after terrorists after they blew up two embassies and a ship that emboldened them to strike the Twin Towers and the Pentagon. You clueless dolt, if Clinton had done his job, instead of getting blow jobs from Monica Lewenski in the Oval Office, Bush wouldn't have had to invade Afganistan or even Iraq.

 Funny how you sick freaks revise history to get it to suit you, and funny how you always blame someone else for your own fuck ups. Yeah, Bush was to blame for Obama's incompetent handling of this catastrophe in the gulf, too, right? You dumb shit.

Posted by: FORGER - Racist Czar at June 19, 2010 04:25 PM (J7Hjj)

That link works for me. What's the problem?

Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at June 19, 2010 04:29 PM (8aOu

Watch that version, and all you'll be able to think about is fucking.

Acrobatically.

In public.

Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at June 19, 2010 04:28 PM (8aOu

Piano Co9ncereto No. 1 in B Flat has got to be on everybody's favorite list.

In a discussion of the greatest composers that ever existed on this planet, how in the fuck can you keave out John Tesh??

.....honestly...how could you???

Easy there, 137. That's Herr Morgenholz with a sock.

Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at June 19, 2010 04:29 PM (8aOu

Watch that version, and all you'll be able to think about is fucking.

Acrobatically.

In public.

Posted by: North Dallas Thirty at June 19, 2010 04:31 PM (Te8pS)

'M don wit dat.

That link works for me. What's the problem?

Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at June 19, 2010 04:30 PM

Have fun in that 92 degree heat and 85% relative humidity

In a discussion of the greatest composers that ever existed on this planet, how in the fuck can you keave out John Tesh??

.....honestly...how could you???

And Yanni.  Don't forget Yanni.

Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at June 19, 2010 04:29 PM (8aOu

If you really want to get your freak on, try only doing it to Calliope Music

http://bit.ly/XEkN3

Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at June 19, 2010 04:29 PM (8aOu

I only needed the first 2 minutes of that arrangement...

That link works for me. What's the problem?

Posted by: FORGER - Racist Czar at June 19, 2010 04:34 PM (J7Hjj)

I just gave up on doing that fancy stuff here. I think this forum software predates the internet and was written in the golden age of radio.

Posted by: Bugler at June 19, 2010 04:37 PM (VXBR1)

Me too!

Posted by: Bugler at June 19, 2010 04:39 PM (VXBR1)

If Yanni cuts his hair will he lose all of his strength?

"I wish that I had Jesse's Girl"

That song bores its way into my brain at the mere mention of Lori Laughlin.

Posted by: 48%er at June 19, 2010 04:03 PM (OThQg)

Here you go.  I get it at the local Food Lion.  It's a kinda spicy kinda sweet type sauce that goes well with chicken and seafood but is really pretty good on anything.

You ain't goin' impress me.

Posted by: Wilt "The Stilt" Chamberlain at June 19, 2010 04:49 PM (MFbfZ)

Lightweight!

Posted by: Wodeshed at June 19, 2010 04:45 PM (MFbfZ)

You did it! You just had to go and do it. Trying to be funny with no regard to whom you hurt!

Fine, if you want to play that way, I'm breaking out the nukes.

Gonna find my baby, gonna hold her tight
gonna grab some afternoon delight.
My motto's always been; when it's right, it's right.
Why wait until the middle of a cold dark night.
When everything's a little clearer in the light of day.
And you know the night is always gonna be there any way.

Sky rockets in flight. Afternoon delight. Afternoon delight.

Thinkin' of you's workin' up my appetite
looking forward to a little afternoon delight.
Rubbin' sticks and stones together makes the sparks ingite
and the thought of rubbin' you is getting so exciting.

Sky rockets in flight. Afternoon delight. Afternoon delight.

Started out this morning feeling so polite
I always though a fish could not be caught who wouldn't bite
But you've got some bait a waitin' and I think I might try nibbling
a little afternoon delight.

Sky rockets in flight. Afternoon delight. Afternoon delight.

Please be waiting for me baby when I come around.
We could make a lot of lovin' 'for the sun goes down.

Sky rockets in flight. Afternoon delight. Afternoon delight.

Depressing, you say? "We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun."

(Here's the antidote: http://tinyurl.com/ygzt5am 

196  Agggh!  You. bastard!

Great...there goes my freaking afternoon.

Posted by: Kratos, the fresh maker

======================

 I met a lot of Brits there, they are starting to really hate him. Of course I had to add my 2 cents that the world thought he was the messiah and they should feel pretty damn stupid for buying into an empty suit that was a product of hollywood .

Wow! I said almost the same thing in London! I threw in "Chocolate Jesus" and that really drove the point home. His election really caught some of them off-guard as they had read in all of their tabloids just how racist the U.S. is. I told them that was an excellent example to realize that almost everything they read and see about the U.S. is a lie, or at best a half-truth.

Posted by: Peaches at June 19, 2010 04:54 PM (fwW9R)

I know, it's all fun 'n games until someone looses a spleen.

Posted by: FORGER - Racist Czar at June 19, 2010 04:59 PM (J7Hjj)

Wodeshed started it! Really, I swear!

Don't worry, Monty. You've built up a surplus of smart and witty. You can slack when you want.

Now if you start double posting your own posts, well, then we might have a problem.

What am I saying? This is AOSHQ. Double posting is expected.

Debbie Boone is a MIRVing ICBM filled with a dozen 20Mt city busters.

Mine was just a tactical strike in the 4Kt range. Mere fireworks I say.

Posted by: Peaches at June 19, 2010 05:01 PM (fwW9R)"

If Bush had played golf during Katrina or during 9/11 would he have gotten away with it?  I'd rather have him at the WH doing his job.

Posted by: Jim in San Diego at June 19, 2010 04:51 PM

That's a crime against humanity

Fine...you go nuclear; I go star wars, neutron bomb on you:

Fish heads, fish heads, roly poly fish heads

Fish heads, fish heads eat them up yum.

In the morning laughing happy fish heads; In the evening floating in the soup.

Fish heads, fish heads, roly poly fish heads

Fish heads, fish heads eat them up yum.

Ask a fish head anthing you want to; they won't answer they can't talk.

Fish heads, fish heads roly poly fish heads

Fish heads, fish heads, eat them up yum.

I took a fish head out to the movie; I didn't have to pay to get it in.

Fish heads, fish heads, roly poly fish heads.

Fish heads, fish heads, eat them up yum.

They can't play baseball; they don't wear sweaters

They are not good dancers; they don't play drums

Fish heads, fish heads, roly poly fish heads

Fish heads, fish heads, eat them up yum.

YouTube - Ring My Bell - Anita Ward '1979

heh

Posted by: Wodeshed at June 19, 2010 05:03 PM (MFbfZ)

Yes, yes you DID! See, that guy is always causing trouble.

232 there's a chain of restaurants in texas called "chuy's" (original in Austin).  i think, to date, they're only in Austin & Houston.  every year, after the pepper harvest in Hatch, NM, chuy's brings out their fire-roasters and goes to town, roasting the chiles and using them in seasonal specialties.

the fire-roasters are a common sight in certain areas of CO & NM after the harvest.

oh, man. chuy's. you are preaching to the choir here. damn. now i got to have some flautas.

Posted by: Peaches at June 19, 2010 05:09 PM (fwW9R)

242
You know what I realized for the first time the other day? I cannot name a single member of Pink Floyd. Not a one. And I'm okay with it

C'mon.....Roger Waters rings your dingy....don't he?

Posted by: FORGER - Racist Czar at June 19, 2010 05:13 PM (J7Hjj)

Yes, change them. Just not yet.

Today everyone has a stupid blimp

Hell...Jug Ears even married one

Today everyone has a stupid blimp.

One of my friends is married to one.

#242

how do you not know RW? The Wall doesn't ring a bell?

Next thing you'll be saying you can't name one person from the Talking Heads...

Are we going for German or annoying?

Either way: http://tinyurl.com/4bwd7e

Posted by: Mallamutt at June 19, 2010 04:53 PM (OWjjx)

#278

They wrote a song about that big-titted woman who hosted bad movies on LA TV?

Posted by: Peaches at June 19, 2010 05:21 PM (fwW9R)

Now you know how I feel...

Next thing you'll be saying you can't name one person from the Talking Heads...

Posted by: Beethoven's 5th Symphony at max volume hi-fi stereo at June 19, 2010 05:22 PM (sYrWB)

and the 1812 Overture with real cannons.

#277

$84 for an 86 Volvo- yeah its ridiculously unfair here.

THANK GOD though we have fine, fine politicians who make sure that doesn't get thrown down a hole...

Posted by: Peaches at June 19, 2010 05:26 PM (fwW9R)

Next thing you'll be saying you can't name one person from the Talking Heads...

My housemate in college was a DJ ..and the Talking Heads came into the club where heworks  after a concert...

I had a big crush on Tina Weymouth.....anyhoo, my housemate brought them back to our house after the club closed......but I had already drunk myself to sleep by then.

My housemates told me in the morning ..but I thought they were just fucking with me..

...then they showed me the picture of Tina giving me a big smooch while I was passed out

They wrote a song about that big-titted woman who hosted bad movies on LA TV?

I thought Elvira was this lady: http://tinyurl.com/2fpumpt

(Language warning. If you're under 18, ask a parents' permission before clicking.)

Are we going for German or annoying?

Sweet Sunday morning ... can you imagine a 4 yo playing that for four straight days?  A week?

"My name is Michael, I've got a nickle

I've got a nickle, shiny and new,

I'm gonna buy me all kinds of candy

That's what I'm gonna do."

---The Playground In My Mind

Don't bother---I'll ban myself! 

By the way:

I think the Bolero tromboners are punching down.

#283 ... and the music soundtracks from the movies, Ice Station Zebra, The Wind And The Lion* and the last 15 minutes of Gunga Din.

*_{will be on Turner Classic Movies today at 5:45}

#297

...I was born in the wrong decade. Even with you being asleep, you were in their presence...I would have KILLED to see them perform on the Remain in Light and  Speaking in Tongues tours- particularly the latter to see the addition of roughly 1/2 of Parliament and David Byrne in the XXXXXL suit...

Posted by: willow -melanie somebody at June 19, 2010 05:38 PM (HyUIR)

Well what do you know, I have a brand new key!

Jim,

oooh lala

Jim,

oooh lala

Posted by: willow -melanie somebody at June 19, 2010 05:41 PM (HyUIR)

Don't tease me like that! I know you are really a gay 400 pound naked guy.

Adrian Belew kicked ass

Did he warm up for the Heads??

80s baby, hotair had a thread this a.m

 Bloomberg reported that both BP and MMS were well aware of the high risk of a blowout at that particular well.  BP and its subcontractor Transocean had in fact been fighting against a blowout for over two months, and MMS was well aware of the situation:

Bugler,

sorry.

Jim, ya just never know!

Posted by: HeatherRadish at June 19, 2010 05:49 PM (M9BNu)

Heather, gravel would be a huge improvement over the potholed crap we have to drive on here on the mega-pricey westside of LA, and a whole lot easier on the car.  Count your blessings.

Peach's i liked that.

Folger ack.  haha and true!

Next thing you'll be saying you can't name one person from the Talking Heads...

I do remember the names of all of The Monkees; does that count?

Germans. Austrians. ...

Let's show the Swiss a little respect: http://tinyurl.com/2aqzofl

336 They were, & MMS deserves to be desolved. But they won't. Here's what happened:

529 The BP culprit is...Lord John Browne, former CEO

(1) The company man & the completion engineer were responsible for not stopping what happened at Deepwater Horizon. Transocean should have stood up to the individuals in Houston calling the shots, but they didn't. #1 issue - what happened with the mud. Anyone in the petroleum industry should have known better than to pull that stunt. It was outrageous.

(2) Since the age of Browne, BP has been willing to cut corners to save time & money. Apparently, the # of things they did wrong on DH are numerous, & they essentially decided to waste billions just to save pennies. They believed DH was like the Titanic, that the fail-safe mechanism could save her.

(3) BP has taken the advice of their lawyers not to speak, so they aren't & they won't until the court proceedings.  Hayward, being the scapegoat, is going to lose his job, with "Mr Small People" following not long after. Mr. Hayward is not to blame for the spill, since he inherited a culture of corruption, but he lied to Congress when he said he didn't know--he knows more than he admitted. So does Svanberg, & the Chairman & the new head of day-to-day operations are in-charge of a cover-up.

(4) What happened to BP in the congressional hearings was wrong. They had a right to due process & there was a shakedown. Obama & the MMS are primarily responsible for the clean-up, & they failed. The MMS deserves to be dismantled for the waivers they wrote. Obama is using BP as a scapegoat in this clean-up business.

Now, for the bad news:

(5) The outcomes of these lawsuits are going to determine not only the future of BP but of the entire petroleum industry. Seeing how the people in Houston are responsible for the day-to-day ops, expect empty offices in the energy corridor. Minor petroleum companies (like Anadarko) are going to file suit, & BP will be bled dry. Lord John Browne fostered this culture of corruption during his tenure, &, while some in the new management tried to change it (Hayward), it wasn't enough. If people believe that this cost-cutting & risk taking is does by everyone in the petroleum industry, no one will be drilling for some time. BP is going to be bought under new management, but it will always struggle with corruption.  

Posted by: Barry "Slice Like a Screwdriver" Manilow at June 19, 2010 05:56 PM (MFbfZ)

oh that was really evil, damn u, just damn u!

#297

...I was born in the wrong decade. Even with you being asleep, you were in their presence...

I worked in a lot of restaurants, bars, and clubs to pay for my college edu-ma-kashun, and got to meet a few celebs..

Mick Jagger and Bill Wyman.....both cool as hell

Bob Seger....total fucking dick

Mike Love..I had no idea who he was..someone had to tell me

Jimmy Buffet....GREAT.FUCKING.DUDE-even if you don't care for his music-...I cruised up and down the river on the nightclub owner's boat with him and several hot cocktail waitresses..(I got to go because I ran home to get my guitar)..he was hysterical..he would piss off the back of the boat..and then disappear to the head for a while..wonder what he was doing there.

..one of the cocktail sluts was so taken by him that she asked to hold his weenie for him while he was pissing...and he obliged

Robert Wagner....asshole

Sheena Easton....hot

Tai Babalonia....I made out with her.....I swear

David Copperfield.....THE biggest douchebag you will ever meet

Lenny Kravitz...fucking poseur dickwad

Edie Brickell..sweetheart

Margo Timmins..I about popped a boner when I met her

..there were lots of others, but not coming to mind right now..I drank a lot and did some other things back then

80's baby,  o dear,

that all sounds horrid.

I'm now borrowing anothers tin foil hat (i'm cheap).

so we know right after the blow out occured, some women was fired at the WH.

than we have BP hand over 20 billion.

do you think we will have any real investigation?

would only one person be responsible, on our side? was the 20 billion  to make everyone happy and not ask questions?

LA looking classy

http://bit.ly/anRknf

376 Oh, they are in the midst of an investigation, & we're going to know what happened. Not only that, but they are going to get sued by every oil company that had a vested interest in this well or anything remotely close. Then they have to face the people. The oil industry is rumbling with rumours that BP is going to get bought by another company. They won't survive this, & the oil industry is largely distancing itself.

As for the govt, they were/are responsible for the clean-up. Who knows if they or the MMS will be properly investigated for the multiple failures & waivers they signed. It is anyone's guess as to what will happen with that. Oh, & a shakedown did occur.

80's thanks for all that information.

bad thing for all of us here or other side of the pond.

388 The Brits have every right to be angry, because many will lose their pensions. Another reason why the Swedish chairman will be ousted.

Many people in the BP America office in H-town deserve to get fired, & they will. They are the people who gave the orders, & they are directly responsible for this.

@385  Jim in San Diego

I knew what it was going to be, and foolish me, I clicked anyway. I could only stomach about a minute of it.

There was a little too much similarity between that footage and the beginnings of the LA riots of 1991. I was watching television and watched Reginald Denney get pulled out of his rig and get toyed with, as he reached out blindly for help and had the same kind of people dance around him, and continue to kick him.

shameful, the whole thing, from BP to the WH.

and all the people on the coast. ugh

Posted by: Most Gullible Retard on Earth at June 19, 2010 06:08 PM

She was pretty drunk..i have to say that in her defense

Many people in the BP America office in H-town deserve to get fired, & they will. They are the people who gave the orders, & they are directly responsible for this.

Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at June 19, 2010 06:17 PM (Yq+qN)

40/60

usa- u.k

i believe

There was a little too much similarity between that footage and the beginnings of the LA riots of 1991. I was watching television and watched Reginald Denney get pulled out of his rig and get toyed with, as he reached out blindly for help and had the same kind of people dance around him, and continue to kick him.

Posted by: Who Knows at June 19, 2010 06:18 PM (7FgWm)

Me too. Early on, while the fires were still burning, the meme with the "community activists" was that Reginald Denney caused it by using the Negro slur word (I hate saying the "N-Word").

They dropped that whole line of crap after they realized it wasn't gaining them any more traction in the popular press.

I what words the Hispanic/Mexican gang members use when they are shooting blacks simply for straying outside of their neighborhoods now?

Good evening Moe Rons.

@ Nevergiveup

Baseball HoF huh.  Fun times.  I went for the first time a couple months ago.  Although a life long baseball fan I had never been before.

406 A lot of folks here have their pensions tied up in BP stock too. The question is, does Obama and the Brits bail BP out to save the pensions or do they let BP go tits up and then bail out the pensioners themselves? Either way, we'll be paying for it.

BP will be bought by another company, so they might not have that problem if it occurs sooner rather than later. It's the freezing of the dividends that will be the problem for the pensioners. PM Cameron can intervene to save the pensions if he so chooses, is my understanding. As for the payments, BP America + MMS is responsible for the spill, & our govt is primarily responsible for the clean-up.

Posted by: Tiny URL at June 19, 2010 06:36 PM (v1gw3)

Oooh ... that looks like an url ... but it's so much smaller!

410  I don't really like to see NSAIDS fed to a dog w/o food -- they will mess up their digestive tracts.  Try giving her (her right?) some soaked toast -- that'll help ease her tummy after the meds.

Have you tried feeding her some rice and chicken meat?  It's a nice, bland diet; most dogs will eat it and if you sprinkle some vit/min made for dogs on it they get the nutrition they need.

Also, have you tried Cosequin tablets?  I'm guessing with the NSAIDS you are battling some arthritis, no?

Turn! Turn! Turn!

On Ed Sullivan

_{/YT has one of their 1st performance of this song, & it's actually rather awful.}

Posted by: Josef K. at June 19, 2010 06:31 PM (7+pP9)

In looking for an old commercial about a Dodge "Swinger" I found something MUCH better.

http://bit.ly/12jhxt

Because if you have a 1970 Dodge 500, do you really need stable long-term relationships with women?

BP will be bought by another company, so they might not have that problem if it occurs sooner rather than later. It's the freezing of the dividends that will be the problem for the pensioners. PM Cameron can intervene to save the pensions if he so chooses, is my understanding. As for the payments, BP America + MMS is responsible for the spill, & our govt is primarily responsible for the clean-up.

Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at June 19, 2010 06:35 PM (Yq+qN)

Turn! Turn! Turn!

On Ed Sullivan

OMG, Miss'80sBaby, that was a treat!  I'm all smiley-face.  David Crosby was hilarious.  Thank you for that.

Posted by: dananjcon at June 19, 2010 06:45 PM (TATbF)

All the Moronettes confessed to bisexualism and a love for Hi Def video recording equipment as to document their sexual journey.

Then we posted lyrics from 1970's love songs. Other than that, nothing much.

how bout a quick recap?

Monty tried to lift eveyone's spirits in the last thread. When that didn't work, he opened this thread. Chat about classical music turned to annoying earworms, then to oldies, some insight about BP, and now jokes about Natalie Wood and Christa McCauliffe. Someone'll probably ask what JFK Jr. has in common with a penguin, then answer his own question by saying that they both look good in a tux but neither one can fly worth a damn, but I'll be gone by then. Not to be judgmental, but that sort of stuff is beneath me.

Posted by: Peaches at June 19, 2010 06:50 PM (fwW9R)

I bet she knows all the good Challenger one-liners.

445 The reason why I poised that question is because I read somewhere a few weeks ago that a few transit entities like SEPTA and quite a few municipalities and school districts have their pensions tied up in BP stock. In other words teachers and unionized transportation workers, the Dem's voting block.

Haven't read about that. They may very well do a bail-out, or perhaps not. The only things I know are what I read & the things I've heard from people in the industry, one of whom might be a relative.

Posted by: Zombie Christa McAuliffe at June 19, 2010 06:52 PM (yQWNf)

You have no idea with what I had to put up with.

Geez, Wodeshed. What's next? Are you going to say that if Mama Cass shared her sandwich with Karen Carpenter that they both might still be alive?

458 Why he's complaining about a man who's been sent home & is going to get fired once the well is capped is beyond me.

Holst's Jupiter

Geez, Wodeshed. What's next? Are you going to say that if Mama Cass shared her sandwich with Karen Carpenter that they both might still be alive?

If I even hear one of you jack asses misname my hit song as "Heard it through the carbine" I'm going to go OFF!

And no 'Father's Day' jokes either.

Thanks, get back on here and now I'll have freaking Kenny Loggins running like some freakish gnome through my dreams.

It was mentioned up thread, but I feel duty bound (some could say honor bound...of a sacred sort) to defend the horizontal foxtrot skills of at least Teutonic men (I have no idea what the women are like).  Romantic they admittedly are not -- but eagerness, stamina, and athleticism are charming traits in one's lovers nonetheless.  Perhaps it's all in how they are handled, perhaps it is picking the right ones --  but I've never had any complaints.

80's baby,

they always point at everyone else,  seems to work on his followers.

482 Too bad we're not talking about his boss. We'll have to wait another 2 and a half years for that.

Oh, I almost thought you meant Mr Carl-Henric "Small People" Svanberg. President Golfs-A-Lot, ugh. My blood pressure rises every time I see him on the news. If I'm listening to Rush, I turn the volume down. 

475  How well is she keeping food down when she does eat?  If she's not having issues with her digestion -- then go ahead and feed her people food (eggs are high in fat, but they aren't a bad thing for them -- especially if they aren't getting many calories).

How old is she?  What's her breed? 

It was mentioned up thread, but I feel duty bound (some could say honor bound...of a sacred sort) to defend the horizontal foxtrot skills of at least Teutonic men...

Posted by: unknown jane at June 19, 2010 07:04 PM (5/yRG)

In many of life's endeavors, what one lacks in imagination can sometimes be made up for by technical excellence and a strong work ethic.  No one has ever accused the Teutons of lacking either of those. 

Posted by: Peaches at June 19, 2010 07:04 PM (fwW9R)

that was cool.

Did you check w/ your Doc about that gout med??

Not yet. My gout isn't that bad -- must've had it for about 5 years but didn't know what it was until I got a flare-up about 2 years ago. The medicine he gave me (tiny white pills) did the trick but it made me crap like a Pratt & Whitney for about two hours.

My gout is usually barely noticeable -- just a funny feeling in my toes, really, something I'm always aware of but not too uncomfortable with -- unless I eat shrimp or dring red wine. That makes me gimpy for about a half a day.

I'm putting of the meds for now but I stored the name of the drug you tipped me to. Thanks again! I hope I never need it.

Some military techno pron. Although the ACSW gun system has been cancelled, the 25 mm precision airburst shell lives on.

The second to last slide shows high speed photographs of warhead detonation.

Advanced Crew Served Weapon

(ACSW)– XM307; Ammunition Crew

Safety & Precision Air-Burst

Presented by:

Dave Andersen – General Dynamics Ordnance &

Tactical Systems

Don Wright – Kaman Dayron, Inc.

April 2005, Seattle, Washington

http://tinyurl.com/nvdy5j

Posted by: Peaches at June 19, 2010 07:10 PM (fwW9R)

I TOLE you to eat your vegetables, Marvin!!!!!!

Posted by: Marvin Gaye, Sr. at June 19, 2010 07:06 PM (MFbfZ)

I'm a Multi-Platnum selling MoTown artist; you can't make me do NOTHIN'!

scientists have discovered that the star at the centre of our solar system produces its own music

Somewhere, JRR Tolkien is smiling.

Posted by: Blazer at June 19, 2010 06:23 PM (t72+4)"

And many good folks at Behr Stears and Lehman Brothers lost everything and since we still don't know that they were any different from any other WS firm.....why should anyone be bailed out?   I wonder who is first in court, the shareholders of BP or the pensioners of BP.  Maybe for once they ought to let the courts handle it.

While we strayed to health issues: Get checked for glaucoma. The insidious thing about that condition is that you could have perfect vision and never suspect you have high ocular pressures.

If they catch it quick, there's nothing to it.

Posted by: Fish at June 19, 2010 07:24 PM (v1gw3)

Posted by: Peaches at June 19, 2010 07:04 PM (fwW9R)

that was cool.

Posted by: willow at June 19, 2010 07:09 PM (HyUIR)

One of the best performances on MTV I've seen was Aerosmith Kid Rock and Run DMC on stage doing that

There are still Arthur Murray Dance Studios out there, too.

And my legacy.  And my bitchin sideburns.

Posted by: monica crowley at June 19, 2010 07:32 PM (p302b)

I'm in the mood to bag another Crowley.  You game?

Posted by: mpfs at June 19, 2010 06:39 PM (QuP9W)

That was my smart-ass brother. I was thinking of posting as Dan Flood, though.

Posted by: mpfs at June 19, 2010 06:39 PM (QuP9W)

That was my smart-ass brother. I was thinking of posting as Dan Flood, though.

Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at June 19, 2010 07:34 PM (Yq+qN)"

But being CEO and chairman they are responsible too

Posted by: mpfs at June 19, 2010 07:41 PM (QuP9W)

No one has the 'stache to be another Dan Flood. Except maybe John Bolton - and he'd need a pound of wax to pull it off.

imagine a family re-union with monica crowley and alan colmes.

flame war- or never meet eachothers eyes?

557 "546 545 But being CEO and chairman they are responsible too.

Yes, but only because they are corporate heads, not because they actually did anything wrong. They are more to blame for a lackluster PR campaign & for not revealing the full truth than anything.

flame war- or never meet eachothers eyes?

The latter.  No one has ever met Colmes in the eye.

No one has the 'stache to be another Dan Flood. Except maybe John Bolton - and he'd need a pound of wax to pull it off.

Insurance has been a staple of life from early European days, and America followed the example.  The actuaries are far better at establishing risk than some preening Congressional asshole whose only experience is lying to the public and conducting back office deals that benefit themselves. 

Well said.  No caps. No slushfunds after the fact.

567 unless those emails the congress critters were referencing say otherwise.

I highly doubt it. The highest this will go (with regards to the drilling of the actual well) is likely the middle management of BP America. How the PR campaign has been managed, however, is another story.

Posted by: mpfs at June 19, 2010 07:47 PM (QuP9W)

I know he was corrupt as hell, but I can't hate on him. When my dad was in Vietnam, he got his base named "Wyoming Valley Vietnam," and got Wyoming (where he grew up) to declare it a sister city. And Dan Flood got a bell for their base chapel. Our whole family went to the airport to pose with the bell before the Air Force flew it over there.

P.S. Trivia Question: What city was first in the nation to receive a Model Cities grant? Wilkes-Barre, PA. Fat lot of good it did them ...

This fucking fucked board was designed by a fucking fucker!!!

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at June 19, 2010 07:51 PM (oPZ+v)

AZ really needs to shut off the power to LA.  Let them sit in the dark and maybe the top management fucks in the LAPD can ask La Raza to figure out how to turn on the light at the police station. 

Oh - wait - that's right.  The illegals would burn down the f*cking police station the moment the power went out.

Oh - wait - that's right.  The illegals would burn down the f*cking police station the moment the power went out.

Nice!

573 I didn't read the review, but the headline at Big hollywood said it was really good..

Is that because Toy Story is finally over, or because the plot & acting was actually good? IDK, I like Pixar, but I'm not a fan of recycling old stories.

from Crowley's link

By March, according to these documents, the natural gas surges had gotten so bad that BP warned MMS that it had difficulty controlling them.  On March 10th, BP e-mailed the MMS drilling director for New Orleans that they were in the midst of a “well control situation,” a result which led a Berkeley engineer to tell Bloomberg that “they [BP] damn near blew up the rig.”  That was just a day under six weeks before the rig actually blew up in the Gulf.

Posted by: NEd Ryerson, C.L.U. at June 19, 2010 08:01 PM (sJTmU)

Needle nose Ned?  Ned the Head?

Posted by: NEd Ryerson, C.L.U. at June 19, 2010 08:01 PM (sJTmU)

Yes, from private insurers and not from a government pool of taxpayer money.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at June 19, 2010 07:51 PM (oPZ+v)

I liked your story on your blog about that lady running over her former boss. I have a couple of former bosses that are still alive only because it's illegal to kill them.

555 Deety, you have an old dog -- it might be time to just reconcile to that.  If she is in that much pain w/o meds (and not just joint supplements, but actual meds) and she's quit eating...well, it is very hard I know, but maybe it is time and allow her some grace.

Posted by: Kratos (missing from the side of Mt Olympus) at June 19, 2010 08:07 PM (c0A3e)

Not much would change then, it seems...

585 The author refers to BP as British Petroleum, which already rubs me the wrong way. Try this chart:

# of drilling violations in the US in the last 3-5yrs:

BP: 760
ConocoPhillips: 8
Sunoco: 8
Citgo: 2
Exxon: 1

This tells me that a majority of the oil industry is doing its job, as far as safety is concerned. BP has been corrupt since Lord John Browne took over the company in 1997, & he allowed some terrible things to happen. He endorsed cutting corners, trying to do things on-the-cheap, etc.

If basketball is outlawed, then only outlaws will play basketball, .

Good point.

Posted by: Peaches at June 19, 2010 08:07 PM (fwW9R)

Thank you Peaches.  To me it's common sense.  Allow the actuaries to determine the risk and advise Congress on the minimum coverage.  Get Congress out of dotting the "t" and crossing the eye's.

Posted by: Methos at June 19, 2010 08:12 PM (Xsi7M)

Read? Spanish illiteracy among Mexican illegals is shockingly high.

Posted by: Methos at June 19, 2010 08:12 PM (Xsi7M)

Ha!  Read...  That's a good one. 

Which conveniently would also give them light to read graffiti by.

ftfy

613 It sounds much better than I thought. That is a difficult decision for many, what to do with old things when you've outgrown them. Maybe I'll go see it afterall, then.

/1985, but you were close.

For me it was 15 years ago when I suddenly realised that Adam Ant's "Strip" was quoting Bach...

How, where? I see no Bach there.

If basketball is outlawed, then only outlaws will play basketball, .

Good point.

Posted by: B. Hussein Obumble at June 19, 2010 08:10 PM (0pYSi)

Which conveniently would also give them light to read graffiti steal cars by.
pick lettuce, raise their family, and fight off white racism by.

fify haters.

I typed BP American, even though I know it's BP America. Whoops.

619 With 760 known violations, the watchdogs should have been all over BP, and this is what we taxpayers demand from  Department of Justice,  but instead receive platitudes and self-serving political rhetoric.  Disgusting.

The former CEO lost his job due to the safety violations, & they have attempted to make some reforms. However, BP has grown so accustomed to a culture of corruption that it's been instilled in their mindset. Hayward was chosen because he promised to reform BP, & he tried-- but it wasn't enough. This has been happening far too long. 

As for the govt, no idea why they didn't respond more harshly to what happened. MMS has proven to be weak, ineffective, & largely uncaring. They knew the fail-safe mechanism was weak, but they let it go. Why? It's not because BP is believes in green energy, b/c that may have been partially a marketing ploy. So what was the govt's role in this, & why?

Posted by: a sign post up ahead at June 19, 2010 07:25 PM (AlREO)

Really?

'Cause that sounds like fun. 

What kind of culture was it that spawned Arthur Murray Dance Studios in the first place?

Really?  There were tons of people who would pay good money to become better dancers?

That's fucking AWESOME!  I want to meet these people!

What kind of culture casually and reflexively denigrates an Arthur Murray Dance Studio?

Just got in and haven't read through to the end, but please forgive me if someone's already posted "possibly the happiest 45 there ever was."

AND, I have Herb Alpert in the Dead Pool.  That means he won't die!

http://tinyurl.com/2d5e9va

Posted by: mrp at June 19, 2010 08:28 PM (HjPtV)

Still not getting it... and I have the damn paper due on Monday!

Kratos, I believe you are the lucky winner of the AoS HQ daily vocabulary contest today!  Please see the concierge to collect your prize.

Amen.  Does this Kratos fellow read NRO?

Personally, I prefer Handel, especially his masterpeice  Messiah.

Me too.

I was once told that I dance like an undedicated epileptic.

That's good, right?

Monty, you need a drink.  You did your duty, and then some, today. 

Oh, and a big thumbs up on the morning financial posts. After I wake up, have a few screw drivers, and check my mail box for my "stimulus" checks, I always enjoy sitting down and reading them. 

646 You have described  governmental bureaucracy and it's methodology of failure and lack of accountability.  It has apparently infected BP also. The only way I know to correct systemic failure is radical change, such as the outcome we seek in November.

It's largely too late for them, though. Hayward should have known that he had to throw-out everyone affected by the disease if he was going to rescue BP. The person appointed to take his place for day-to-day ops (the Managing Director) has been one of the men affected by corruption under Lord Browne, & he just might make things worse. Mr "Small People" (Chairman Svanberg) is an idiot.

555 Deety, you have an old dog -- it might be time to just reconcile to that.  If she is in that much pain w/o meds (and not just joint supplements, but actual meds) and she's quit eating...well, it is very hard I know, but maybe it is time and allow her some grace.

 Posted by: unknown jane

Jane, if Zombie's off her kibble because her Doc over-prescribed something that has simply upset her G.I. tract just so he can make a few extra bucks, and if it can be rectified and treated by a less "caustic" med like baby aspirin to relieve the pain, I think she deserves a shot at that. 

Josie Dog is also 14, and is half Chow and mini-Collie, and judging from Deety's pic isn't too much different from Zombie, so they would both be in mid to late middle age for their breed...

But, yeah, if Zombie's future holds pain and disgrace, do the right thing.  A loved one deserves an honorable end to their life while being held by the one they love and trust the most...

And, Deety, if it comes to that, I will grieve with you.

Here's a pic of my Josie Dog - http://tinyurl.com/28gt3bf

Possibly one of the most beautiful songs of all time.  Start at 2:39.  Chris Botti and Yo-Yo Ma play "Cinema Paradiso."  Definitely music for time with someone very special.  IYKWIMAITTYD.

http://tinyurl.com/yap5nns

Posted by: Michael J. Fox at June 19, 2010 08:40 PM (e9JZd)

That was a bowl full of wrong, but really funny.

Me too.

Posted by: Obumble the Merciful at June 19, 2010 08:34 PM (0pYSi)

I apparently can't spell. Oh, & rimshot!

/I'd say golf-clap, but, well, you know...

I was once told that I dance like an undedicated epileptic.

That's good, right?

Never thought there would be a website dedicated to hunting tacos in LA.

Que?

Posted by: Kratos (missing from the side of Mt Olympus) at June 19, 2010 08:47 PM (c0A3e)

I was once told that I dance like an undedicated epileptic.

That's good, right?

Posted by: Jim in San Diego at June 19, 2010 08:38 PM (oIp16)

Works for me.

Never thought there would be a website dedicated to hunting tacos in LA.

Come to Arizona then.  It's a dry heat.  Did ya see me on Greta last week?

"FEEEEELINGS! 

Wo oh oh FEEEEELINGS!"

It's been a long time since I did the Stroll...

Kratos, i believe an Iranian ship is also on its way to Israel.

maybe

/I'd say golf-clap, but, well, you know...

Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at June 19, 2010 08:45 PM (Yq+qN)

You saw that shot with the 7 iron on 14? 

I said no press...whatever.  Thanks.  Coming from a small person...well, it still means alot. 

Kratos, i believe an Iranian ship is also on its way to Israel.

maybe

Posted by: willow at June 19, 2010 08:55 PM (HyUIR)

egypt gave a wink at air space  for Israel , yes?

iran fkn breathing heavy,  jeeze, sometimes i can't stand it all.

CDR M,  haha, srsly  i wish i was sure that wouldn't be true.

i just don't undertsand this administration at all.

Posted by: CDR M at June 19, 2010 09:00 PM (5I8G0)

Posted by: willow at June 19, 2010 09:06 PM (HyUIR)

Heroin mostly. 

New Mark Steyn column. Ends with a few music references.

Posted by: willow at June 19, 2010 09:06 PM (HyUIR)

 Blazer said.The fact is all aid gets through through Ashdod too. The Israeli's don't hold anything back, just contraband like anything that can be used to kill the Israeli people. This is just a dog and pony show designed to get weapons flowing back to Hamas. The blockade worked excellently, which is why there is so much manufactured outrage in the Arab and libtard world about it

I know i believe Israelicool had another  Mav flotilla  video up with the men talking about the plan. one to attack the soldiers, other propaganda win.

Posted by: CDR M at June 19, 2010 09:08 PM (5I8G0)

It could be there are no land based tracking stations in the area, which is what marinetraffic uses. But I do remember hearing that the Somali pirates are using AIS receivers to track incoming ships around the time of the Maersk Alabama incident.

My my whaddya know...

The scum parents of the 16 year old sailor Abby Sutherland were trying to get a REALITY SHOW, the repository of morally-bankrupt media whores.

Some of us saw these parents for what they were simply based on their lack of common sense and nonexistent feelings for their daughter.  Now that more of the truth is out, maybe those who couldn't see through these creeps will think before they speak the next time a parent o so boldly sends their child out on a life-threatening stunt.

Anyone still defending the derring-do of Mum and Pop while they pimp out their children for the fame they crave?

The Israeli's fucking caved?Ahh,fuck it all.

Not for long.  They are being pushed into a corner. 

Ostumble will cause much blood to be shed by his weakness. Or ideology.

Lady Gaga Strikes Again

Shows off panties & bra @ baseball game

Ostumble will cause much blood to be shed by his weakness. Or ideology.

Beat me to it.

I still think the flashpoint's going to be this summer, as the Chin-less one and his buddies in Lebanon will try something real stupid.

The Lebanese parliament has postponed voting on a bill that would grant civil rights to descendants of Arab refugees by one month after
postponing it for the last 62 years. The refugees in question are those
descended from Arabs who fled pre-state Israel during the War of
Independence.

More than 400,000 such descendants are registered as refugees with UNRWA in Lebanon, comprising approximately 10% of the countryÂ’s population.

They are still not allowed to work in most professions or to own
property and thus preserve their refugee status, using it to pressure
Israel in the UN and world media

@ Israpundit

Blazer , it's all a show with the same goal.

2 songs from Oklahoma!

(no, not with Addo Annie) 

@kratos

Big time.  Plenty of potential flash points.  I'm an eeyore, a Debbie downer...i realize that, but I think things are gonna get ugly on multiple fronts....soon.

The ineptitude of our president is only beginning to show itself.

Posted by: GGE, Hall of Fame Moron at June 19, 2010 09:28 PM (xa1/W)

Sup GGE.  The cool kids like Ace, Drew, Gabe etc are awol.  The rejects and Monty hang here though.  Have a drink.  Want a Val U rite and rc cola?

GGE,

I'm not so cool, but they are allowing me to hang here with em.

Arbelest - Monty brings us refined ideas, me lad.

smiles my toofless smile. hi.

i picked a horrible time to give up wine i believe.

what to do when you all are getting toasty.

Is this comment from a Moron?

"...Henry Waxman is a dead ringer for that inbred shopkeeper in The League of Gentlemen. I half expect to see Tubbs suckling piglets next to him."

667  I wasn't meaning any offense by it -- but it has to be said: if you start getting into the realm of a lot of pain and then not eating, well, it is hard -- but...

**my family has been a long time in the business of raising and handling both dogs and horses...and we just put down my daughter's Golden this winter; it was not easy, but it had to be done

Posted by: willow at June 19, 2010 09:37 PM (HyUIR)

^{_{(thanks willow)}}

lol willow, you're cool enough then.   Delta, is the Val-U-Rite fresh?

The Somolian guy at my local lq said so.  Add some lemon, it's all good.

I am serving Kettle One, tonic and 2 limes. Would you like one?
I am out of Valu-rite,, sorry.

Posted by: sickinmass at June 19, 2010 09:35 PM (1rflU)

I like this guys posts.  I do.  But what a vodka snob.

Val u rite for life beeotchs!

"...Henry Waxman is a dead ringer for that inbred shopkeeper in The League of Gentlemen. I half expect to see Tubbs suckling piglets next to him."

Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at June 19, 2010 09:37 PM (Yq+qN)

Henry Waxman is not a handsome gentleman.  He does, however, look exactly like you would expect a politician to look, especially with that porcine snout of his.

Why yes Arbelest,

"refined" ideas: this sounds suspiciously like a plot by ATC, Rum, Lacy and friends to enforce table manners, strict etiquette and good grammar at AoS.

Posted by: Arbalest at June 19, 2010 09:42 PM (nP/tp)

we had also decided men should never re-arrange their junk while chatting.

grammar? uhm, that Might be a problem for me.

@kemp

What part of NC do you live in?

Posted by: sickinmass at June 19, 2010 09:48 PM (1rflU)

I was wondering if the Listerine would work on ants.  I'll have to get a bottle and a spray nozzle and try it out.

DS, I live near Raleigh (even though I'm not Kemp).